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St. Paul man sentenced for bungled bank robbery

A St. Paul man has been sentenced to just
over three years in prison for a bungled bank robbery.

Authorities say that when Donteh Lamont Smith handed a teller at
a St. Paul TCF Bank branch a note demanding cash last July, it was
wrapped around his ID card from Century College in suburban White
Bear Lake.

The teller gave Smith just over $4,000, along with an exploding
dye pack. St. Paul police arrested him nearby. His hands, clothing
and some of the money stuffed in his pockets were stained by the
dye.

According to an FBI agent's affidavit, Smith confessed, saying
he was having trouble providing for his wife and kids.

Smith pleaded guilty last September, and U.S. District Judge
James Rosenbaum sentenced him Tuesday to 37 months in prison.